Wednesday, May 26, 2004

白先勇和李小龍 (Part II) (個人日記)



梁sir,花名"水魚",習武之人,精通詠春及氣功等多項功夫。退
休前的職業為中學老師及拳館教習,卅多年前曾代表香港到前西德
參加武術搏擊大賽。他,亦是我中學三年級的班主任,教我班地理、
EPA、數學等等科目。

他,教學絕不用心,最愛上課途中放下書本跟我們談武術搏擊之道,
和他行走江湖的歷史及見聞....有時還會跟我們談談電影 -- 最愛
談的是"教父"電影系列及香港的武打片。通常呢,他真正上課時全
班大多數同學不是在做夢就是在看小說,也只有他放下書本跟我們
一起"吹水"時,全班才突然"醒晒",上課才上得津津有味。

當年水魚談及學武之道,有好幾回引述了我們的傳奇學長,兼亦是
他的師兄弟 -- 李小龍的"金句": "學功夫要先鍛練好忍耐力,學
會被捱打。"當年只覺水魚胡吹。只要把人先擊倒就是嘛,那還會
被捱打?到後來年紀漸長,才真正明白到耐力的重要。真的,很多
時,形勢比人強,你未必能夠每次都"一擊即KO"。這樣,你只能打
所謂的"逆境波"。忍下去捱過此關。古人有云:小不忍則亂大謀。
很多時,不堅忍一點,真的難以言勝。事隔多年,水魚教的書本知
識,早己忘記得一乾二淨。倒是這番金句,和那些江湖見聞,現在
還記得很清楚,哈哈。


(校刊舊照)

回說李小龍,對他在學校的過去不甚了了,只聽說他中五(?)那
年和某英童學校的學生打架給趕出校的。後來轉了新學校後還是這
樣好勇鬥狠。結果給送了去美國留學讀哲學,再之後的,就是拍戲,
成了武打巨星,再離奇的逝去,完完全全的一個傳奇。令人感慨又
氣憤的是,不論大陸還是美國,都有紀念他的地方,可香港就甚麼
也沒有,哎。

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bruce did not go up to Form 5, instead he was kicked out during his Class 6 year. At that time LSC began with Class 9, which was equal to Primary 5 nowadays. Therefore, Class 6 would be our Form 2 now. LSPS did not exist at that time. Bruce then went on to St. Francis.

Anonymous said...

梁sir still teaches Wing Chung in Toronto, and many of his students are in the police forces. He has not changed much at all, and he still recognizes me from wenty some eyars ago after he had taught me Chemistry for two years, but of course he talked about Kung Fu more than anything else in class. We asked him to perform once again at the 70th Anniversary Dinner and he did. He wa still very quick for his age.